Tag Archives: Torpedo SwimRun

Cape Town, 18 November. The third edition of the Torpedo SwimRun Cape saw records tumble in both the Men’s and the Women’s categories. Last year’s Mixed category winners, siblings Nick and Alexandra Quenet, now competing in the Men’s and Women’s categories, each took the wins with their respective race partners. Conditions in the water were challenging due to a ...

The Torpedo SwimRun Series is growing, with the recent announcement that the newest event, Torpedo SwimRun Val de Vie, will be happening on 3 February 2019 on the well-known Franschhoek lifestyle estate, and will draw both competitive athletes and beginner swimrunners who want to try out the sport. Swimrun is a relatively new sport that originated in Sweden, and ...

(Cape Town. 20 November). The second Torpedo SwimRun yesterday saw a field of over 100 two-person teams negotiate multiple run and swim segments from Sandy Bay to Clifton 4th beach in Cape Town. The natural beauty of the course, located on the Cape Town Atlantic Seaboard, is resulting in the race fast becoming an iconic event for both serious athletes ...

Entries are still open for the second Torpedo SwimRun, which takes place on 19 November in Cape Town. Extreme open water and ice swimmer Ryan Stramrood has entered the race with fellow extreme swimmer Mark de Klerk as his teammate. Ryan has never worn a wetsuit for open water swimming before, and he does not own a pair of running ...